THE HONEY AND THE BEE
Two-year-old (almost three) Luella Harder shows she is very much at home in the garden as she takes an up-close look at a busy bee at work in the
newly opened Carmel Public Produce Garden. The free garden (go ahead — pick some food!) is a combined effort of many groups within the city and
has been relocated to Tranquille Road and Elm Street from its former home on Victoria Street in downtown Kamloops. Dave Eagles/KTW

Here’s your chance to help decide councillors’ wages
what its deadlines would be.
Instead, they left that up to city staff, who
have created a timeline that would have the
committee reporting back by October.
The city will begin recruiting committee
members on Wednesday, June 26, according
to the report, with an application deadline of
July 12. Meetings will run through the summer and early fall.
The goal is to have a recommendation on
council pay ready by Sept. 30.
According to the report, the committee
will not only look at council salaries, but also
members’ benefits, monthly allowances and
a yearly adjustment scale. It will also look at
how council pay should be re-examined in
the future.

By Andrea Klassen
STAFF REPORTER
andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com

Want to have a say in what councillors
should be paid?
Get your applications ready.
According to a report prepared for today’s
(June 25) Kamloops city council meeting, the
city will start this week to take applications
for a citizen committee on council pay
When councillors opted to give themselves a raise of slightly more than $1,000
earlier this month, they also agreed to set up
a committee to study their pay further.
At the suggestion of Coun. Donovan
Cavers, councillors didn’t get involved in
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The committee will have five members,
all of whom must reside within city limits.
“Representation shall include a diverse
spectrum of age, economic status, work
experience and activity in different sectors of
the community,” according to the report.
To apply, interested parties must submit
resumes detailing their qualifications and
experience, as well as cover letters explaining
why they would like to sit on the committee.
Kamloops has not always followed the
advice of its task forces.
The last time a committee reviewed council’s salary, in 2002, councillors balked at
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A Kamloops man is facing criminal charges
after his cat was killed in a manner described by
one investigator as “horrific.”
Steven Seidel, 27, is facing one count of causing
unnecessary pain and suffering to an animal and
two counts of causing an animal to continue to be
in distress.
BCSPCA Const. Kent Kokoska said a tip from
the public led investigators to a North Kamloops
apartment building on March 14.
The body of a cat, named Oreo, was found in a
dumpster behind the building.
Kokoska said Seidel, who lives in the building, was the cat’s owner — which makes the case
unique.
“Clearly, when you have a family pet that meets
its demise at the hands of its caretaker, its last minutes knowing fear, that would be a horrific way to
die,” he said.
“Incidents, all ranges of neglect and abuse, these
things happen. But, to die literally at the hands of
your caregiver — it is very rare.”
Investigators allege Seidel strangled the cat to
death.
If convicted, he faces up to two years in jail and
$75,000 in fines, as well as a lifetime ban on owning animals.
“In either case, we would be hoping the judiciary would be looking at a lifetime ban and counselling,” Kokoska said.
Marcie Moriarty, chief prevention and enforcement officer for the BCSPCA, agreed with
Kokoska.
“It is so disturbing to think that an innocent animal would have suffered and died under such horrifying and unnecessary circumstances,” she said.
“We hope the courts will take this case very
seriously and that justice will be served for this
poor animal.”
Charges against Seidel were sworn earlier this
month.
A date has not yet been set for his first court
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The Kamloops Skydivers Sport Parachute Club jumps every weekend at Kamloops Airport — and this past weekend
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Royal Canadian Legion welcomes you to luncheon
By Karla Karcioglu
SPECIAL TO KTW
editor@kamloopsthisweek.com

The Royal Canadian Legion would like to see
more support from community members marching through its doors.
The Legion is suffering, according to Brenda
Thompson, communications director for the
Kamloops Legion Branch 52.
“People are used to visiting on Remembrance
Day, but they forget we are here 365 days a year,”
Thompson said.
She wants to remind people the building at
425 Lansdowne St. is open to everyone — not
just veterans.
The Legion hosts many community events
throughout the year.
Every Friday night, it hosts dances.
The Legion also offers services to Kamloops’
many veterans.

The organization offers scholarships to veterans who are attending college and university and
is currently helping several young Afghanistan
veterans attending Thompson Rivers University.
The Legion is always looking for volunteer
support and welcomes anyone who is interested
in veterans issues — or who simply wants to
help.
“The welfare of veterans is an important issue
for everyone, not just the legion,” Thompson said.
On Wednesday, June 26, Kamloops Legion
Branch 52 will host its annual Free Veterans
Luncheon from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
All Canadian veterans are invited and are welcome to bring a guest.
Legion membership is not required.
RSVP by calling the Legion at 250-374-1742.
Service number is required.
Non-veterans are welcome to attend the luncheon, but will be charged for meal.

Parkade possibility
down to two sites
By Andrea Klassen
STAFF REPORTER
andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com

The City of Kamloops will try once
again this fall to nail down a location
for a third parkade in the downtown
core.
City real-estate manger David
Freeman said staff are looking at a
shortlist of possible parkade sites.
“We’re still in those discussions and
we’re anticipating reporting to council
this fall with a preferred location,” he
said.
Because discussions on the project
have so far taken place only at in-camera
city council meeting, Freeman would not
say how many sites are being looked at
or where a new parkade might go.
The search for a new location is part
of a larger package of parking strategies
the city has been working on for about
a year.
Originally proposed by the
Kamloops Central Business
Improvement Association, they include
swapping out current parking meters
for digital pay hubs, doubling on-street
parking fees and upping the cost of
parking tickets.
Those changes would bring in
an estimated $1.2 million in new

revenue each year.
Most of that cash would go into a
reserve fund dedicated to downtown
parking improvements, which could
include the third parkade.
Freeman said the parkade would be
a “intermediate-term” solution, something the city could accomplish in the
next two to five years.
When the city last tried to choose a
parkade location in 2011, it selected a
Lorne Street parking lot directly adjacent to Riverside Park.
Had the project gone ahead, it would
have added 350 stalls over two levels to
the downtown parking stock at a cost of
about $8 million.
While city council of the day signed
off on the plan, opponents of the project
managed to gather more than 9,000
valid signatures on a petition as part of
the alternative-approval process.
That gave the city the choice of
either taking the parkade to a referendum or killing the project.
It opted for the latter.
As for the new pay stations, community safety manager Jon Wilson said
the city is still evaluating supplier proposals and won’t have an exact timeline
for their installation until the contract is
awarded.

FIRE-CHIEF SEARCH WINDING DOWN

PRETTY IN PINK
Four-year-old Esmé Morris sports her bright pink umbrella from England during a rainy morning outing with her mother and
nana to the Kamloops Farmers’ Market. Kamloopsians will need their brollies through tomorrow (June 26), but can pack
them away as of Thursday, June 27, with sun and heat coming for the Canada Day long weekend. Dave Eagles/KTW

Entering the weekend, the City of Kamloops had narrowed the list of wouldbe fire chiefs to five from 28.
Corporate services and community safety director David Duckworth said the
city will whittle that list down to two before conducting a second round of interviews this week or next week.
So far, Duckworth said, the hiring process has run smoothly.
“There are some very skilled people out there, so the interviews are going
well,” he said. “It’s just a matter of finding, besides the experience and all the
other things that you look for, finding the right fit. That’s going to be the biggest
challenge, is finding the right fit.”
KFR lost its top firefighter this past spring when chief Neill Moroz unexpectedly retired after taking a short leave of absence.
The city called former chief Gary McCall out of retirement to oversee the fire
service until it can hire a permanent replacement.
Duckworth said he hopes to see a new chief in place by the end of the
summer.

The life of a Kamloops woman
was going great until Jack Froese
walked into it and brought it crashing down.
That’s what a Kamloops courtroom heard on Thursday, June 20,
when the 41-year-old woman’s
victim-impact statement was read at
Froese’s dangerous-offender hearing.
Her name is protected by a courtordered publication ban.
After years of pursing a successful career within retail, the woman
and her partner opened their own
business in 2010.
The North Shore business,
Crystal Blush Adult Boutique, was
booming. She loved her job, she
was bringing in money and she was
enjoying life.
She liked working with people
and took pride in the service she
provided.
Froese’s victim described herself
as being a happy and fun-loving person who was incredibly independent
and liked to socialize.
That all ended the night Froese
walked into her store.
On Nov. 24, 2011, Froese kidnapped the woman and drove her

to the top of a hill in the Batchelor
Heights area, where he drugged and
sexually assaulted her for hours.
Froese was arrested soon after the
assault, but his victim’s suffering has
continued long past that November
night.
A hand-written, victim-impact
statement was presented in B.C.
Supreme Court detailing how the
woman who once had everything
going for her is now struggling to
make it through life.
The once eager, outgoing and
fun-loving woman can no longer
enjoy even the most basic things in
life without fear and anxiety taking
over.
She cannot sit through a movie at
the theatre.
She cannot go to a restaurant for
a meal.
She cannot go to the grocery
store.
She cannot sit in the waiting
room at the doctor’s office.
She cannot ride alone in an elevator with people she does not know.
She cannot walk down even the
most familiar street.
She can’t go outside at night.
She cannot sleep through the
night, with the tiniest creeks awakening her in panic.
She fears being left alone — even

JACK FROESE:
His dangerous-offender
hearing winds down.

within the safety of her own home.
Froese’s victim has been overcome with a mixture of fear and sadness on a daily basis and no longer
finds joy in meeting new people,
while pushing many close friends
away.
She has built barriers between
her and the people she loves most
and has watched in dismay as her
relationship with her long-time boyfriend grows weaker with the stress
laid upon it.
In an attempt to regain some normalcy within her life, she decided to
return to work a short time after the
attack, but soon discovered the job
she once loved was now a constant
reminder of what was lost.
The woman who had once greet-

ed customers with a smile and would
strive to ensure they received only
the best of service now panicked at
he sight of a stranger.
After two months, she realized
she could no longer work in the public sector and was forced to close her
beloved store — leaving her with a
$70,000 debt.
She got rid of her truck — in
which the assault took place —
immediately after the assault,
explaining she could never keep it,
knowing what happened in the front
seat.
She has since been diagnosed
with post-traumatic stress disorder
and suffers from social anxiety;
however, she doesn’t make enough
money to seek proper help.
She does attend weekly counselling, but the treatment she receives
there is not as intensive as what she
would receive from a proper psychologist.
Froese victim has been left feeling as though she can no longer
function within society.
This is not the only life Froese
has destroyed.
His first victim, also from
Kamloops, is still reporting major
life issues 11 years after she was
sexually assaulted by Froese.
Just 16 years old at the time of

the attack, court heard how she spent
the years following self-medicating
with drugs and alcohol.
She said she attempted suicide
in 2003 and eventually moved to
Alberta in hopes of a new life.
She took multiple antidepressants
in an attempt to overcome a lingering depression and was beginning to
recover when Froese contacted her
through Facebook.
She described immediately breaking down into tears and once again
becoming an uncontrollable, shaking, mess.
After what she described as two
mental breakdowns, each of which
landed her in psychiatric wards of
local hospitals, she is finally making
slow progress.
She has a child and a fiancee, but
still has intimacy problems. She said
the emotional scars are ever-lasting.
Froese had served an 18-month
sentence for the 2002 assault, with
seven months’ probation.
When released, Froese breached
the terms of his probation and moved
to Saskatoon, where he was subsequently charged with raping a hotel
maid in 2003.
The dangerous-offender hearing continued on Monday, June 24,
with Crown submissions set to be
made.

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Kamloops resident Rose Bourdin has resurrected her
campaign to kill pay parking in the emergency department
at Royal Inland Hospital. Allen Douglas/KTW

Two years ago
this month, Rose
Bourdin took a petition to a Seniors Expo
at Northills Shopping
Centre and had almost
400 names on it by the
end of the day.
The issue?
Paid parking at the
lot designated for the
emergency department at Royal Inland
Hospital.
Bourdin is back
again this year with
another petition about
the same issue —and
she’s finding the
response even stronger
than it was in 2011.
The stories haven’t
changed.
Two years ago,
they included tales of
people being seen in
the department over a
longer period of time
than they had expected
— and leaving to find a
fine — to a senior who
paid for several hours as
she went to have a test,
only to learn it had been
rescheduled.
This year, Bourdin

has heard of parents
waiting while their
injured child was treated, eventually putting
in enough money to top
$30 as they waited.
She has heard of a
woman who needed
attention who had no
money in her wallet
when she got to the
ER.
Bourdin said she was
told the person in line
behind the unfortunate
woman paid for her
parking.
“It’s unreal. People
are fed up,” Bourdin
said.
She took her petition
to the site of the issue
— the parking-payment
machine at the RIH ER
lot — on Saturday, June
22, for a rally.
She also plans on
having the document
out for more signatures,
likely at Walmart.
Bourdin said she’s
been told by administrators at the hospital
that people who have
been in the ER and
have received a parking
ticket can ask the fine
be waived.
But, Bourdin said,

she doesn’t see why
they should need to do
so.
“Why? You know
they’re in there for a
reason. They’re sick and
they need to be there?
Why make them have to
go through this, too?”
The money collected in fines goes to
Imperial Parking, the
service provider, said
Jon Acorn, manager of
protection and parking
services for the Interior
Health Authority.
He said that is a
parking-services industry standard.
Because it is a contracted service, Acorn
said he cannot discuss
what kind of money the
fines generate.
Acorn said parking has always been a
problem at RIH, something he expects will be
alleviated when the new
services/parkade building is in place at the
front of the hospital.
He acknowledged
even having a parking
fee at the lot next to the
ER doesn’t stop anyone
from parking there, noting in the past, when

it was a free lot, even
hospital staff would use
it sometimes, as would
people who expected
to be at the hospital for
many hours.
It would violate
privacy laws to have a
guard on the lot asking
if potential customers
were using it to go to
the ER, Acorn noted,
although the hope is
people realize it is next
to the emergency area
for a reason.
Acorn said the hospital has been “extremely lenient” in voiding
fines for anyone who
asks — even if they
were in another area of
the hospital.

LOCAL NEWS
Kamloops mortgage broker
Greg Fry left for Guyana on
the weekend. He will remain
in the South American
country until December,
putting his skills in
financial planning to work
on behalf of a host of
non-profit organizations.
Dave Eagles/KTW

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By Andrea Klassen
STAFF REPORTER
andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com

When Greg Fry started
telling friends he was off to
South America to spend six
months volunteering, most
people assumed he’d be building
schools.
The reality is a little different.
“I have an office job, oddly
enough,” Fry, a mortgage broker
at Invis, told KTW a few days
before he hopped a plane out of
the country.
For the next six months, Fry
will be working behind a desk
in Georgetown, Guyana, putting
his skills in financial planning to
work on behalf of a host of nonprofit organizations.
He left Kamloops on Sunday,
June 23, and won’t return north
of the equator until December.
Fry will officially work for

CUSO International, a volunteer organization that connects
skilled professionals with charitable and community organizations around the globe.
It’s those smaller organizations, the ones based in South
America and the Caribbean, that
Fry will be working with.
“I’m trying to help out some
of their partners who don’t have
say the financial acumen to do
some of their projects,” he said.
Fry spent two years researching volunteer opportunities
before settling on CUSO, noting
his goal was always to give back
in a way that made use of his
own skills and education.
“It’s not like whoever signs
up will go build a school,” he
said.
“This is something altogether
different.
“This is specific jobs, specific

skills they’re looking for.
“The key component is you
should be leaving the skill
behind, you should be training
people so they don’t have to
keep replacing you. That’s not
helping people in any way.”
While he has travelled to
South America before, Fry
said Guayana — which sits on
Brazil’s northern border and
has a population of less than
800,000 — is off the beaten path
for the average traveller.
“It’s exciting, but it’s also
nerve-wracking a bit,” he said.
Fry said his reasons for volunteering are pretty simple — he
has skills he can offer others and
a lot of good fortune.
“I have the ability to take six
months off and do something,”
he said.
“So, basically, I couldn’t find
a reason not to go.”

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Big Little Science Centre assistant operator Susan Hammond makes rocket fly with air
pressure during the final show at the centre’s location in the former George Hilliard
elementary school, 985 Holt St. The centre is moving a few blocks south, to the
former Happyvale elementary at 655 Holt St. The facility will re-open in its new venue on
Tuesday, July 9. In the meantime, all the cool stuff for which the science centre is known
will be on display in Riverside Park on Canada Day, while summer camps — junior,
robotics, girls-only robotics and senior — begin on July 15. For all the information, go
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Trying to keep our kids safe
does not equal ‘victim-blaming’

I

N THE MINDS OF SOME,
advising teenage girls to be careful
in this sometimes-dangerous world
is akin to blaming them if they
become a victim of a crime or accident.
Such a belief is nonsense and casts
criticism on common-sense actions that
should be taken by parents of all teens
— boys and girls alike.
On the weekend of June 15/16,
1,000 or so young people gathered at
the Tree Flats site in Barnhartvale to
take part in a massive bush party to celebrate the end of the school year.
A 17-year-old girl told police she
became separated from her friends in
the huge crowd and was subsequently
sexually assaulted by a male youth.
Such an attack is abhorrent and
shocking and was met with many comments from teens, parents, police and
Kamloops-Thompson school district
officials.
Among those comments were some
from parents and the school district that
cautioned youth against putting themselves in situations that may harm them.
To me, to most parents I know, to
most rational-thinking people I know,
such advice is warranted and necessary.
To letter writer Caitlin Dick and
to the Kamloops Sexual Assault
Counselling Centre, such advice constitutes victim-blaming.
In a press release, the counselling
centre said questioning how parents
can keep their children safe “implies
that girls can do something to stop rape
and that if we give them a list of safety
rules, they are in charge of preventing a
sexualized assault.”
In her letter to KTW (which can
be read on the following page), Dick
writes “. . . instead of telling our daughters how not to get raped, tell our sons
not to rape.”
If only such an absurd statement
could be accomplished so easily.
“Tell our sons not to rape.”
That goes without saying.
As the father of a son and daughter,

the need to treat women with respect is
a lesson imparted constantly. I am sure
fathers of sons across Canada are busy
giving similar daily advice.
Yet defective humans like Jack
Froese continue to plague our society.

CHRISTOPHER FOULDS
Newsroom

MUSINGS
We can tell our sons not to rape until
we are hoarse. We can, as Dick argues,
“critically evaluate the societal influences that lead young boys to rape” and
we will still have young boys raping
their way to manhood.
We will still face future Jack
Froeses.
Karl deBruijn, assistant superintendent with the Kamloops-Thompson
school district, said all students receive
frequent lessons and reminders about
drinking and driving, using drugs and
putting themselves into situations that
could be harmful to them.
As a parent, I am glad this is being
done.
When deBruijn refers to partying
teens at a massive bush party as “prey,”
he is correct.
“They’re drinking, they’re vulnerable and they aren’t paying attention,”
is how deBruijn described the party at
which a young girl had her life irrevocably altered.
Yes, the blame belongs to the cretin who attacked her, but it is patently
ridiculous for Dick and the Kamloops
Sexual Assault Counselling Centre to
dismiss as “victim-blaming” advice that

could protect our youth.
Remember, the sexual assault is only
the latest in a list of bad things to happen at such parties.
Last year, a similarly large bush
party at the same site saw a teenage girl
run down by a vehicle and suffer a broken spleen, while another girl had her
head cracked open by a liquor bottle.
And we as parents are not supposed
to persuade our kids that such gatherings just might be dangerous?
This world can be ugly at times, which
is why we teach our kids how to cross
the street safely, whom to call if they get
lost, how not to be lured by a stranger and
where not to walk after dark.
It’s common sense — life is a series
of decisions made based on the odds
of something bad happening, which is
why one would counsel against walking
through Riverside Park at night, why
kids were kept on a short leash during
Clifford Olson’s reign of terror in the
early 1980s and why it was wise to
avoid certain Vancouver nightclubs during the gangland wars of the 1990s.
No, it wouldn’t be your fault if you
were mugged in the park at two in the
morning, if your child was slain or if a
bullet meant for Bindy Johal instead
found you.
But, you sure as hell had choices to
minimize these possibilities.
In her letter, Dick writes: “Rape happens when someone decides to rape.
It happens when women (and men)
are sober, home alone, at work or even
drunk at a bush party.”
That may be true, but the fact is, the
odds of it and other mayhem happening in a frenzied atmosphere filled with
teenagers and alcohol and drugs is a lot
more likely.
This is why talking to your kids
about the dangers inherent in attending
such gatherings is the prudent thing to
do and has nothing whatsoever to do
with victim-blaming.
editor@kamloopsthisweek.com
twitter.com/ChrisJFoulds

You can be forgiven if you read
today’s edition of Kamloops This
Week and experience a sense of deja
vu.
Included in today’s paper and
online at kamloopsthisweek.com is
a story about the City of Kamloops
soliciting applications from residents
wishing to be part of a new citizen
committee on council pay.
Five people will be chosen to
form the committee, which will eye
the end of September as the timeline
for when it
will recommend how
council should
be paid.
Or, should
we say, how
much and how
often council will get raises from the
taxpayer.
If this sounds familiar, consider
the city went through the same exercise in 2002.
Back then, a committee came
back with recommendations that
council receive hefty raises.
The election representatives of
the day essentially tossed aside the
suggestion and voted instead to take
yearly cost-of-living increases based
on the consumer price index.
When today’s council voted 5-4
earlier this month to give councillors a raise, the decision came after
Coun. Nancy Bepple raised the
issue.
The ensuing discussion included
calls for a committee to determine
council pay hikes in the future.
Yet there has been a formula to
determine council pay hikes for 11
years — and it’s tied to the consumer price index.
When the five people who are
chosen ultimately deliver their recommendation this fall, it will be
very interesting to see how each city
councillor responds — especially if
the recommendation includes substantial wage increases and the introduction of benefits.
Based on how council voted
in the recent pay-increase issue, it
stands to reason at least five will
welcome more pay.
However, the report will be
issued one year before the next election and many voters have vowed to
not vote for those councillors who
sought and received more money.
Perhaps sticking with the consumer price index would have been
preferable, politics-wise.

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Protecting people while
protecting their rights

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story you read @
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A selection
of comments on
KTW stories,
culled online

Re: Bass column:
For every gloomy
story lies a tale of
heartbreak and hope:
“Thanks, Dale, for
bringing to light the
good in our community.
“For the most part,
it goes unnoticed while
we focus on the bad.
“There are some
amazing people here in
the ‘Loops.”
— posted by
Terry Steven
Butcher

Re: Letter: An
unfriendly shopping
centre in a friendly
city:
“I’m surprised this
isn’t hurting the downtown merchants.
“After getting an
Impark ticket when I
ran into the post office
(a lot previously without fees ), I decided I
didn’t need to do my
business where they
charge for parking.
“I hope enough
people stay away from
these shopping areas
that the merchants
speak up for their customers.
“We also shouldn’t
be paying parking fees
at our hospital and
emergency department.
“We already pay
taxes and this is just
gouging.”
— posted by
Sean Bloddell

Get the scoop on
our park poopers
Editor:
I would like to suggest a change to dog licensing in Kamloops.
When a licence is purchased, a supply of numbered plastic bags should be issued.
Why?
I’ve noticed some people bag their dog’s poop
and leave it beside the trail, but then either change
their route or forget to come back and pick it up.
With numbered bags, other walkers could report
the number to city staff, who could call and remind
dog owners of the plastic pollution they added to
our parks.
(Yes, this message is intended as a humorous
poke at some people’s habits.)
Tom Rankin
Kamloops

government’s interpretation of what is
“peaceful.”
If the teens of Kamloops continue
committing violent acts upon fellow
revelers, defiling party sites like Tree
Flats, it will be inevitable the law will
shut the site down.
In ancient times, graduation was
also a rite of passage, signifying an
event in a person’s life indicative of
a transition from one stage to another
— as from adolescence to adulthood.
Much consideration must be given
to the matter when parents release
their precious children into the wilderness, where they may become prey
to adolescent behaviour.
After careful thought, society must
ensure the safety of the revelers without infringing on their rights.
In addition, if the legal authorities
continue to ignore the growing list of
violent acts committed at these bush
parties, they should reconsider their
interpretation of “lawful assembly.”
The word “peace” is a common
thread in all the laws that regulate
street protest.
These laws either give the police
powers to preserve the “peace” at
their discretion or ignore the peaceful
nature of the protest for other, arguably higher goals.
It’s time society gets its priorities
right.
Lennox Rawn
Kamloops

Society needs to focus on telling our sons not to rape
Editor:
This is what rape culture looks like.
Sexual assault and violence is an
ingrained part of our culture.
In one year in Canada, 427,000 women
over the age of 15 reported being sexually
assaulted.
This number is only the 10 per cent
of all cases that are even reported to the
police.
And why would they report?
Women are taught that preventing
being sexually assaulted is their responsibility.
Victim-blaming, by suggesting the victim may have put herself in danger in any
way, is another symptom of how pervasive

KAMLOOPS
THIS WEEK
1988

Editor:
When 2,000 peaceful protesters
gather to object to important social
matters, authorities label them hooligans and a danger to public peace.
When thousands of drunken teens
gather to practise the ritual of graduation debauchery, the authorities and
society in general seem to accept it as
part of an age-old tradition.
Indeed, today’s leisurely shenanigans are just the latest incarnation of
cultural customs quite old.
Tree Flats on the Scuitto Lake
Forest Service Road in Barnhartvale
has become like the temple in Luxor,
Egypt, where ancient Egyptians had
an annual festival of drunkenness in
which participants got wasted, had
gratuitous sex and awoke the next day
to blaring music.
Both the protester and the party
reveler have the right to freedom of
peaceful assembly under Section 2 of
the Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms.
Unfortunately, there is no such
thing as absolute freedom of assembly in Canada.
The Charter itself limits it by guaranteeing only “peaceful” assembly.
That’s why the government can
restrict certain kinds of assembly it
considers not peaceful.
Such restrictions do not infringe
on the Charter’s freedom of assembly
unless the courts disagree with the

2013

rape culture has become.
This is why, then, I find myself disappointed with the way Kamloops This Week
chose to report on this horrific event.
Instead of choosing to critically evaluate the societal influences that lead young
boys to rape, the June 20 article (‘Teen
sexually assaulted at bush party’) focuses
on cautioning our youth against “putting
themselves into situations that may be
harmful to them.”
The fact of the matter is this: Rape
happens when someone decides to rape.
It happens when women (and men)
are sober, home alone, at work and even
drunk at a bush party.
It is the culture that allows rapists to

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shift any responsibility away from themselves and onto the victim that perpetuates
this systematic violence — and media
coverage of events like this have a large
part to play in how this culture is constructed.
I’d like to take this opportunity to
thank this young woman for her bravery
in coming forward to the police.
And to Kamloops This Week, I implore
you, as a media source with influence
over culture, instead of telling our daughters how not to get raped, tell our sons not
to rape.
Caitlin Dick (Noble)
Kamloops

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A self-described
Kamloops star gazer might
soon see her dream of
exploring outer space realized.
The only catch? She
won’t be returning.
Raine Light is 29 years
old, she is not an astronaut and she has never
worked for the Canadian
Space Agency. In fact, her
only space travel-related
education is a couple of
astronomy courses she took
in university.
Yet Light is one of the
180,000 competing for a
chance to not only visit the
Red Planet, but to live and
eventually die there.
Mars One is a not-forprofit organization cofounded by an entrepreneur
and a scientist from the
Netherlands.

The goal of Mars One
is to establish a settlement
on Mars by taking some of
the world’s top technologies
and using them to cultivate
food, habitats and other
things needed to allow
future colonization of Mars.
If selected, Light will be
one of the first people to
inhabit the planet.
To her, the competition is about much more
than bragging rights, it is a
way to expand mankind’s
knowledge in a major way
and open up new possibilities that otherwise might
take years to develop.
“We will be preparing
it for future colonization,
planting vegetation and
developing Mars into something that will be habitable
for future generations,”
Light said.
Before she blasts off,
Light must prove she is one
of the top 20 candidates.

The application process
involves multiple steps,
the first being the video
application, viewable on the
Mars One Project’s website
at mars-one.com.
Like typical astronauts,
Mars One contenders are
expected to be in good
health, free of any disease
and between five-foot-one
and six-foot-two in height.
One of the final levels
of the weeding-out process
includes what has been
described as a Survivor-like
reality television show in
which viewers can choose
who they want to see sent
into space.
Light suspects most
viewer choices will be based
on looks and character
rather than ability, but she
hopes they will use some
discretion regarding usable
skills, such as medical and
engineering abilities.
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‘When I ﬁrst told them about it, they thought I was crazy’
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Light already has
134,031 “likes” on her
application portfolio. If
she is ultimately chosen
to head to Mars, she
will begin training next
year.
All chosen applicants will be participating full time in an
extensive training
program that will act as
their full-time, paid job.
Those going to Mars
will have limited contact with Earth.
To train for the mission, astronauts will
be immersed in a Mars
simulation experience,

where they will take
care of their water supply and keep life-support systems operating.
They will also cultivate their own food,
while communication
with the outside world
will be artificially
delayed by 20 minutes.
Light said that while
she knows she will miss
friends and family, she
feels she would will
bond with the other
group members, making
the move easier emotionally.
The chosen teams
are not expected to
be fully trained and

prepared to leave for
Mars until 2023, at
which point not all
group members will
go. Instead, just a few
select groups will be
sent to Mars every two
years.
Light acknowledges
that 10 years is a long
time, noting a lot can
happen between now
and then.
However, the only
thing that could keep
her on Earth, she said,
is if she happens to
get married and have a
family.
Light understands
people are programmed

to fear what they do not
understand and she has
seen it among her own
friends.
“When I first told
them about it, they
thought I was crazy,”
she said. “They are still
a little skeptical, but
they support me.”
If chosen for the
Mars trip, Light said
she will spend her last
years on Earth seeing as
much of it as she can.
She also wants to get
her pilot’s license and
write a book.
But, mostly, she
wants to enjoy simple
things, like butterflies in

the garden and the feeling of wind on her face,
things she will never
again get to experience.
The four levels of
the application process, including the
reality-show portion,
are expected to be completed by next year.
Participants will
begin training immediately.

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A B.C. Liberal election victory has the
natural-gas industry
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Greg Staple, director
of marketing and business development at
Spectra Energy, told the
Kamloops Chamber of
Commerce heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expecting the Liberals to go
â&#x20AC;&#x153;pedal to the metalâ&#x20AC;? on

its liquid natural-gas
plans following their
May election win.
Staple was at a
chamber luncheon on
Friday, June 21, to
paint a rosy picture of
the effects the naturalgas industry will have
on the province, should
the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans
to export shale gas to
the Asian market pay
off.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the future of
the gas business in this

province,â&#x20AC;? he said.
Staple said the gas
industry is headed into
a â&#x20AC;&#x153;major renaissance,â&#x20AC;?
with nearly a dozen
major gas projects in
the planning stages,
each with billion-dollar
price tags.
He said estimates
the industry could be
worth $20 billion provincially and create
800 new jobs may also
be on the conservative
side.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got it figured
out yet, the number
of skilled trades and
services and resources
weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need to get this
done,â&#x20AC;? Staple said, suggesting northern B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
shale-gas deposits
could become the next
Fort McMurray.
Spectra has a proposal in the works to
build a new 850-kilometre pipeline of its
own between Prince

A Troxler portable gauge, model 3440, was stolen from
a truck in South Kamloops on June 16. It conatins
radioactive material. Call police at 250-828-3000 if
you have information on its whereabouts.

Rupert and the northeastern gas fields.
The pipe would
range from 36 to 48
inches in diameter,
which Staple said is an
unusually large size for
such a line.
That project alone
could be worth $10 to
$12 billion, he said.
By comparison,
Kinder Morgan and
Enbridge are both planning to use 36-inch
pipes for their proposed

oil lines across B.C.
If customers in
Asia do agree to buy
B.C. gas, Staple said
Kamloops does stand to
benefit, even though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
outside of the deposits,
becauseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; its situated on
major transportation
routes.
That could make the
city more attractive as
a base of operations for
companies that provide
support services to the
gas industry.

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Service Change
Effective June 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C;
August 31, 2013

If you see this,
do not touch it!
Within the device is a capsule that
contains radioactive material.
Prior to being stolen, the device
was considered tamperproof; however, if the device has become damaged
or someone were to tamper with it,
it could pose a serious risk to themselves and others.
The device uses substances called
americium and caesium, which emit
gamma radiation and could result in
burns to the skin.
The device should have a warning
sticker and the box that states it is
radioactive.
Anyone who finds the Troxler
portable gauge is asked to call the
Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000
and to not handle the device.

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Kamloops RCMP are looking for
a unique stolen item that could pose a
public risk if mishandled.
On the morning of Sunday, June
16, Mounties received a report that a
brown 2011 Toyota Tacoma had been
stolen sometime overnight from a
residence on Pleasant Street in south
Kamloops.
Later that day, the vehicle was
found in the downtown area and
the registered owner went to get the
truck. It was immediately noted that
among items stolen from the truck
was a Troxler portable gauge, model
3440.
The device is used in geotechnical
engineering to measure the density of
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Mounties receive photos taken at bush party
By Dale Bass
STAFF REPORTER
dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

Photographs taken at a large
graduation party in Barnhartvale
on the weekend of June 15/16
have been given to Kamloops
RCMP.
Cpl. Cheryl Bush said
Mounties are pleased with the
co-operation being given them by
the community after a 17-yearold girl reported she had been at
the bush party and was sexually
assaulted there.

Bush implored the estimated
1,000 who were in the large
field area between Barnhartvale
and Campbell Creek to not post
through social media anything
they might have captured on their
cellphones that would further victimize the victim.
Bush said investigators are
going through the photographs
to determine if any provide evidence.
She added police will consider
charges if anyone posts anything
through social media that shows
the attack.

Anyone with information, photographs or videos from the party
is asked to call the Kamloops
Rural RCMP detachment at 250314-1800.
A similar party last year saw
a female student suffer a broken
pelvis when run down by a vehicle, while another teenage girl
was attacked with a liquor bottle,
suffering lacerations to her head.
In the past 18 months, a firearm was brandished at a bush
party, a wildfire was sparked at
another bash and a man died after
he was accidentally shot during a

stag party and the vehicle racing
him to hospital crashed.
Karl deBruijn, an assistant superintendent with the
Kamloops-Thompson school
district, said all students receive
frequent lessons and reminders
about drinking and driving, using
drugs and putting themselves into
situations that could be harmful
to them.
Graduating students in particular are the focus of these messages, deBruijn said.
“It’s almost socially acceptable
at grad time to put all this aside.

“I don’t know why we would
think they’re immune to danger
this one time of the year.”
Beyond that, there is little the
school district can do, he said,
because parties like these happen
outside of school hours.
“You would hope parents
would exercise authority,” deBruijn said, acknowledging that, as
teens get older, it’s more difficult
to convince them to stay home.
“But, they’re prey up there.
They’re drinking, they’re vulnerable and they aren’t paying attention.”

City to repair lane in
which trustee was hurt
By Dale Bass
STAFF REPORTER
dale@kamloopsthisweek.com

The hole in the laneway where KamloopsThompson board of education chairwoman Denise
Harper fell and seriously injured herself will be
fixed once the rainy weather subsides
Kristen Meersman, the city’s capital-projects
manager, said some preliminary work was done
after the board-office staff advised the city of
Harper’s accident, with left her with broken bones
in her face, a concussion, bumps and bruises.
She fell as she was returning to her car on the
evening of June 7 after a school function.
Meersman said there is no regular maintenance
plan for laneways in the city, noting repairs are
done when complaints are received.
The laneway behind the Ninth Avenue office
in South Kamloops has had four complaints registered since 2008, Meersman said, noting one a
year for a laneway is not unusual.
Damp, cool weather is not helpful when doing
these kinds of patches and repairs, she said, but as
soon as the weather clears, workers will be out.
Harper has indicated she won’t sue the city,
even though her injuries came on city-owned property.
Meersman said not following a regular maintenance schedule would not necessarily leave the
city open to liability, explaining the defence would
be to point to the level of service traditionally
given to lanes.
Harper has been unable to do any of her boardrelated work since the accident, but hopes to be
back on the job by the July 8 board meeting.
Harper, recovering at her home in Chase, said a
maxillary sinus bone, located below the eye socket, and a lateral orbital bone located just above it
broke when she tripped and fell in the alley behind
the school-district office.
Harper said she and her grandson had been
attending the district elementary-schools strings
performance and were walking to her car in the
dusk when she fell after tripping on a pothole.
She said she was unconscious for about 30 seconds, but was taken to the hospital by ambulance
for treatment of the fractures, concussion, a black
eye and bumps and bruises.
“I really do hope it gets fixed for the sake of
employees who have to walk there,” she said.
“And I really don’t know what happened.
“I was standing and then I was flying through
the air thinking I’m not going to stop,” she said
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WALKING WITH PURPOSE
More than $30,000
was raised at the 2013
Kamloops Walk for ALS, held
on Saturday, June 22, on
McArthur Island.
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Red Deer suspects
collared in Kamloops
Alberta trio facing slew
of charges — including
one count of murder
Three people
arrested in Kamloops
in connection with
robberies in Red
Deer related to online
Internet escort services have been returned
to the central-Alberta
city.
One of those
arrested is now facing
a separate first-degree
murder charge.
The trio faces a
combined 48 other
charges.
They were arrested
in a Kamloops hotel
on June 13.
Lindsey Rae
Mazzei, 30, of Red
Deer, has been
charged with numerous offences. Florian
Edward Poitra, 31, of
no fixed address, also
faces a raft of charges.
Mark William
Bitterman, 30, of no
fixed address, faces
numerous charges.
Bitterman is also
charged separately
with first-degree
murder in the death
of 43-year-old Curtis
Leroy Rangen of Red
Deer. Rangen’s body
was found in a Red
Deer home on May 3.

All three face
charges of robbery
with a firearm, extortion with a firearm,
kidnapping with
a firearm, forcible
confinement, uttering threats, theft over
$5,000, unauthorized possession of
a firearm, use of an
imitation firearm in
the commission of an
indictable offence and
use of a firearm while
committing an indictable offence.
Police allege that
in two instances, men
contacted a female
from an online website and set up a location and time to meet.
Once the men
arrived at the meeting place, two male
suspects brandishing
a knife or firearm
would steal money,
credit cards and, in
one instance, a vehicle
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The inaugural Thrive Festival
in Kamloops was held on
the weekend, with most
activities taking place at
Thompson Rivers University.
Included in the festival was
Amber Hooton of Yoga with
Amber leading a class, the
admission to which was a
donation to Royal Inland
Hospital (above); Katherine
Bermiller and Amy Baskin
helping direct a flock of
wooden sheep on the lawn
(left); and floral decorating
(above right).
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Thrive Festival focuses on ﬂooding
On its closing night on Sunday,
June 23, the Kamloops Thrive
Festival collected non-perishable food
items, supplies and cash donations to
help those impacted by the flooding
in Alberta.
The impact of Alberta’s floods
reached as far as the weekend festi-

val in Kamloops, with numerous artists, friends and families feeling firsthand the effects of the disaster.
The festival’s first call came in
from photographer Paul Zizka in
Banff, who decided to stay home to
help with sandbagging and community support.

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FRANK & ERNEST

by Bob Thaves

THE BORN LOSER

by Art & Chip Samsom

Fire training
exercise east
of Sun Rivers
A number of local and regional agencies will take
part in a mock interface fire scenario on Wednesday,
June 26, near the Spiyu7ullucw Ranch east of Sun
Rivers.
Seven groups, including the Tk’emlups Indian
Band, City of Kamloops, Kamloops Fire Rescue and
Thompson-Nicola Regional District, will take part in
the training exercise.
The scenario will be based on a fake interface
wildfire near the ranch and will involve the actual
deployment of structural and wildland firefighters,
RCMP and emergency social services to simulate the
incident.
Residents in the area of the East Shuswap Road
location are not required to evacuate, but are welcome to participate and learn how to prepare for a
real emergency.
According to Nacoma George, communications
and events co-ordinator for the Tk’emlups Indian
Band, objectives of the training exercise are:
• To continue to build interagency relationships
and demonstrate the importance of preparedness;
• To initiate Tk’emlups’ emergency preparedness
plan in partnership with interagency involvement;
• To discuss evacuation of people and livestock
during an event and what must be done to obtain
authority;
• To review the procedure for implementing the
evacuation;
• To gain knowledge of how the Wildfire
Management Branch operates and to improve the
working relationships between first nations, the fire
centre, municipal governments, regional districts and
the general public.
For more information about the training exercise,
call Rochelle Leonard at 250-314-1570.

BIG NATE

by Lincoln Peirce

GRIZZWELLS

by Bill Schorr

Oppal appointed to
second chancellor term
Wally Oppal has been appointed for a second term
as chancellor of Thompson Rivers University.
TRU’s chancellor since June 2010, Oppal has conferred credentials at 21 convocation ceremonies.
“It has been an honour to be a part of TRU and to
see first-hand how the university brings together students from around the world, from many First Nations
and from all parts of Canada to create a vibrant learning environment,” said
Oppal.
“I have been absolutely spellbound by how
the local communities
have embraced this university and I look forward
to seeing TRU continue to
not only grow in student
numbers but in stature.”
Oppal was attorney
general for B.C. and
served as a defence lawWALLY OPPAL:
Ready to carry on
yer, Crown prosecutor
as TRU chancellor.
and judge before entering
politics.
Upon leaving politics, Oppal delivered Forsaken,
a 1,448-page report concluding his duties as the commissioner of the Missing Women Commission of
Inquiry.

MILLER TIME
Georgia Miller, 12, of Kamloops
rolls a putt toward the hole at
the Kamloops City Junior Golf
Championships, which wrapped
up on Sunday, June 23, at
Rivershore Golf Links. Madison
Kapchinsky of Kelowna won the
girls’ championship, recovering
from an 81 on Saturday, June 22,
to shoot 73 on Sunday. Lynden
Jeffrey of 100 Mile House won the
boys’ title, shooting 74-76 over
36 holes. Jeff Swarts was the top
male from Kamloops. He finished
fourth after shooting 165, beating
fellow Kamloopsian Adam Struch
by one stroke. There were only 21
golfers — four girls, 15 boys and
two junior-juniors — competing on
the weekend. Dwindling
participation over the past five
years has given organizers cause
for concern.
Allen Douglas/KTW

Heat scorch opposition
By Marty Hastings
STAFF REPORTER

sports@kamloopsthisweek.com

Sarah Seebach of the Kamloops Heat, seen here getting her head to the ball, contributed
to her team’s victories in weekend Pacific Coast Soccer League play. Allen Douglas/KTW

Two weekend
wins on the road have
boosted the Kamloops
Heat women’s chances
of reaching the Pacific
Coast Soccer League
Premier Division playoffs.
“It was an awesome
weekend for us in pursuing a playoff spot,”
Heat head coach Kelly
Shantz said.
“We won two road
games in convincing

fashion against good
teams to put us right
back in the mix. I am
really proud of the
team. They are playing
very enjoyable soccer
and working hard as a
team.”
Kamloops doubled
TSS Academy 4-2 at
the Minoru Oval in
Richmond on Sunday,
June 23, a day after
thumping the North
Shore Girls Soccer Club
Eagles 5-1 at Capilano
University in North
Vancouver.

Scoring for
Kamloops on the
weekend were Taylor
Miller, Heather Lloyd,
Marlie Rittinger, Katie
Sparrow, Courtney Daly,
Bronwyn Crawford,
Sarah Seebach and
Kelsey Martin (2).
Taylor Shantz was
between the pipes for
the Heat.
Kamloops sits third
in the league with a
5-3-5 record heading
into their next match, a
tilt with Okanagan FC
of Kelowna at Hillside

Stadium on July 3.
Game time is 7 p.m.
Kamloops’ men were
given three points after
Estrella De Chile forfeited a match that was
meant to be held in the
River City on Saturday,
June 22.
The Heat are second
in the men’s Premier
Division with a 7-2-1
record.
Kamloops is hosting
Khalsa Sporting Club of
Coquitlam at Hillside on
Saturday, June 29.
Game time is 2 p.m.

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Diggers book spot at provincials
The Kamloops
Extreme Excavating
Diggers are moving on
to the under-14 girls’
provincial fastball championship after winning
the District 11 playdowns
at Charles Anderson Park
earlier this month.
Pitchers Sydney
Dempster and Alexis
Dupuis each picked up
victories in the Diggers’
two-game sweep of
Clearwater.
Kamloops won 9-8
in Game 1 and 9-5 in
Game 2.
Merritt earned a 2-1
series victory over the
Kamloops Women of
Steel in the under-16
girls’ division.
Emily Gurnon was
the winning pitcher in the
Steelers’ only victory of
the best-of-three series.
The under-14 girls’
provincial championship
will run from July 5 to
July 7 in Newton.
Merritt will attend the
under-16 girls’ provincial
championships, which
run on the same dates in
Chilliwack.

Frasca to SAIT
NorKam secondary
graduate Rebecca Frasca
will play basketball
next season with the
Southern Alberta Institute
of Technology (SAIT)
Trojans.
The Calgary school
belongs to the Alberta
Colleges Athletic
Conference, a member
of the Canadian Colleges
Athletic Association.
At the 2013 NorKam
Saints athletic banquet,
Frasca was named
female athlete of the
year. She also won the
Coaches Award and the
Shannik Award for volunteerism.
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Golf girls wanted
Thompson Rivers
University is looking for
a female to join the Pack.
Bill Bilton Jr., head
coach of the TRU
WolfPack golf team, is
inviting women to a tryout, set to run from July
2 to July 4 at The Dunes
at Kamloops.
“We are going to have
open qualifying coming
up in a couple of weeks
and we’d really like to
have a team of three to
start the season,” Bilton
Jr. said.
The WolfPack are
one female player short
of fielding a full team
for the 2013-2014
Pacific Western Athletic
Association season.
If interested, call
Bilton at 250-579-3300
or email him at billjr@
golfthedunes.com.

Vernon provincials
Vernon Curling
Club will host the
2015 Canadian Direct
Insurance BC Men’s
Curling Championship.
The event, which will
be televised on Sportsnet,
is the top men’s curling
event in the province and
will attract curling fans
from across B.C.
The host committee
is expecting about 8,000
spectators to attend the
event.
The championship is
scheduled to take place
in early February (dates
to be confirmed) of 2015.

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Nine local judokas will compete at
the Canadian Judo
Championships, which
run from July 4 to July 7
at the Richmond Oval.
Jim Karas, Jens
Krause, Drew Ramsay,
Megan Hanks, Morgan
Endean, Geoffrey
Hanks and Liam Moss
of Aberdeen Judo Club
will attend the event,
along with Rick Pollen
and Christian Aebig of
Kamloops Judo Club.
There will be 16
athletes from ThompsonOkanagan clubs in action
at nationals — the most
the region has ever sent.

Rattlers clinch
The Kamloops
Rattlers dumped the
hometown Kelowna
Raiders 15-7 in
Thompson Okanagan
Senior Lacrosse League
action on Friday, June
21.
With the victory, the
Snakes clinched first
place in the league and
earned a bye in the first
round of the playoffs.
Recording points on
Friday for Kamloops
were Mike Smith (3A),
Sean Marshall (3A),
Shawn Donahue (2G,
1A), Brett Baker (3A),
Curtis McIntosh (1A),
Riley Donahue (3G, 6A),
Russ McIntosh (3G, 3A),
Nathan Akins (1G, 4A)
and AJ Lockwood (6G,
4A).
Smith was solid in net
for the Rattlers, especially in the second frame.

Kamloops captain
Mark Jurista broke
his foot in a game
against the Armstrong
Shamrocks earlier this
month and did not play
on the weekend.
The Rattlers are hosting the Shamrocks at
Memorial Arena on July
3. Game time is 8 p.m.
KTW will post the
playoff schedule at
kamloopsthisweek.com
when it is released.

Silver Snakes
The Kamloops
Rattlers 1 had to
settle for silver at the
Thompson Okanagan
novice lacrosse championship on Sunday, June
23, in Vernon.
The Rattlers were
edged 7-5 by Penticton
in the championship
game.
The game was tied
2-2 after the first period
and Penticton held a slim
5-4 lead after two frames.
The Rattlers battled,
but Penticton held on to
win the banner.
Jax Anderson scored
four times to lead
Kamloops and Millan
Webster tallied once in
support of goaltender
Josh Hamling.
The Rattlers had
advanced to the final
with a 7-4 victory over
the Kamloops Rattlers
3 in semifinal action
Saturday, June 22.
Jackson Steed scored
three times, Webster
had two goals and
Anderson and Ethan
Kaban each tallied once
to lift Hamling to the

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White 11th
Jason White of
Sun Peaks placed a
season-best 11th at
the Clarington 200, a
NASCAR Canadian
Tire Series race held in
Bowmanville, Ont., on
Saturday, June 22.
White started the race
in 18th position.
Pete Shepherd III of
Brampton, Ont., took the
checkered flag.
The Clarington 200
will air on TSN on
Sunday, June 30, at 10
a.m.
The NASCAR
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Diamond Mixed Martial
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a barbecue on Friday,
June 21. The school’s
beginners competed
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posed for a picture
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The Kamloops
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Down 8-7 to the
South Okanagan Flames
after two periods of play
in Penticton on Sunday,

June 23, the Venom
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the fourth and final
TOJLL post-season
berth.
The loss left South
Okanagan on the outside
of the playoffs looking in, with Kamloops,
Vernon, Armstrong and

Kelowna set to duel for
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Leading the way for
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and four points.
Rob Peterson chipped
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Kamloops Marathon named Boston Marathon qualiﬁer
Kamloops will be the site of a summer qualifying event for
the Boston Marathon.
Organizers expect about 800 runners from across Western
Canada and the Pacific Northwest to attend the second annual
Kamloops Marathon, which will be a Boston Marathon qualifier.
Slated for July 27 and July 28, the five- and 10-kilometre
events will be held on the first day, with the half and full marathons taking place on Day 2.
Runners in the marathon, which starts on McArthur Island
and heads down Westsyde Road to The Dunes and back, will
qualify if their pace meets the strict criteria for their age group
set out by the Boston Athletics Association.
The River City run is the primary fundraiser for the

Thompson Rivers University cross-country running team.
A portion of the money raised will be donated to those affected by the Boston bombings.
Running Room founder John Stanton will be the guest speaker at a pasta dinner, held at the TRU Campus Activity Centre on
on July 27.
Register for the dinner and the marathon online at
kamloopsmarathon.ca.
“This is an excellent addition to our roster of world-class
events,” Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar said.
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The painting pictured on Page B1 was created by Pearce.

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you don’t finish
the painting before
the flower changes.
Remember — nature
is evolving and changing all the time and so
are we. Each piece we
do is affected by the
light, our moods and
the subject matter.
• Be kind to yourself and have fun:
Often, we can be too
hard on ourselves in
what we think we can
achieve. Remember

OR MANY
ARTISTS,
THE SPRING
CAN BE A
VERY BUSY AND
CREATIVE TIME.
I enjoy gardening.
To me, planting
flowers is like creating a living piece of
art.
I enjoy all kinds
of flowers and, with
a little planning,
you can set up your
garden to bloom all
spring and summer
long.
Like an evolving
pallet, the colours and
smells change from
day to day and month
to month.
As an artist, I can
not help myself and
usually get lured into
painting my own
flowers.
They are like my
little garden babies —
I planted them, often
from seed or bulb,
watered and nurtured
them and, when they
bloom, I just want
to capture that little
moment in their life.
Here are some tips
to create the perfect
floral painting.
• Decide what
you want to say:
Look at the flower

Karla Pearce
The Creative
EDGE
and understand what
draws you in. Is it the
shape? The colour?
Or, perhaps, it’s a collection of flowers that
create a pattern that
have caught your eye.
Whatever the reason,
let the flower speak to
you so you can share
its message with your
viewers.
• Create a simple
composition: I like
doing close ups of
flowers. It transforms
them from the realm
of the small to the
world of big paintings. I have seen
many successful
paintings of gardens,
but I find them a lot
of work to paint. Why
paint 50 flowers when
you can paint three —
or one?
• Decide on a
colour scheme and
stick to it: Too many

colours wreck a painting. Have a look at
a colour wheel or
colour chart and find
colour combinations
that complement and
contrast each other.
Some good combinations are green and
magenta, blue and
orange and violet
and yellow. I’ve been
attracted to violet and
green lately. Decide
on your dominant
colours and allow
your painting to
evolve based on your
colour choices.
• Allow the paint
to flow: It doesn’t
matter if you are
using watercolour
or acrylic; don’t be
afraid to pour the
paint on. Artists do
not copy life — we
interpret it. Follow
all those wonderful
shapes and organic
curves and don’t
worry about getting it
perfect. We have cameras for that.
• Be open to possibilities: Don’t like
your first painting?
Do another one.
Ideally, it’s nice to
paint flowers from
life, but take a quick
digital photo of your
flower just in case

that whatever you do
or create is perfect
because it comes
from you. Take a
moment and enjoy
that special time in
your garden.
Karla Pearce is
owner of the Karla
Pearce Art Gallery,
607 Victoria St.
For more information,
go online to
karlapearcegallery.com.

City of Kamloops

Activity Programs
For registration please call (250) 828-3500 and please quote
program number provided. For online registration please visit
https://ezregsvr.kamloops.ca/ezreg
Programs are cancelled if the minimum numbers are not met.

Summer Dance Camp Under 6

$90-$100

A great way to spend a week of summer! Besides all
of the dancing & learning, your child will improve
coordination, balance and strength, be out of the
house, getting active, meet new friends, build social
skills and confidence.
Sista’s Love to Dance Studio
July 22-26
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Mon-Fri ($100)
#209443
Rayleigh Community Room
Jul 29-Aug 1
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Mon-Thu ($90)
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Drama Club

$70

Have you been bit by the acting bug or do you want
to learn more about the art of drama? This class
can help! Learn basic memorization techniques,
improvisational skills, monologues, and scenes. This
is a great class to help with public speaking skills.
Kamloops Museum & Archives
Jul 9-12 (Ages 6-8) 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Tue-Fri
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To place your garage sale CALL
250-371-4949 or email us at
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Jul 9-12 (Ages 9-12)1:00-3:00 PM
Tue-Fri
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Tennis EZ Play Clinic

$65

These four-week programs provide an introduction
to tennis fundamentals, including basic technique
and tactics. The clinic is in partnership with the
Kamloops Tennis Centre. We put the FUN in
fundamentals. If required, racquets are available at
an additional cost of $25 with your registration.
Kamloops Tennis Centre
Jul 8-29
7:00-8:30 PM
Mon
208347
Aug 12-Sep 9
Mon

7:00-8:30 PM
208349

Riverside Park
Jul 6-27
Sat

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9. Each number can appear only once in
each row, column, and 3x3 block.
Use logic and process of elimination to
solve the puzzle.

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Cacti are in bloom in and around the Tournament Capital, like this bunch of prickly pear cactus — known among
scientists and Latin speakers as opuntia fragilis — near the 14th green at Sun Rivers Golf Resort. Tim Petruk/KTW

TNRD Summer Reading Club set to soar higher
“Up, Up and Away.”
That’s the theme for
this year’s ThompsonNicola Regional
District Library
System Summer
Reading Club, which
is slated to run from
July 2 until Aug. 24.
As in previous
years, the TNRD will
be offering clubs for
readers of all levels.
When children sign
up for the program,
they will receive a
reading log to record
their summer reading
— including weekly
stickers.

They will also be
able to participate
in fun activities and
exciting contests with
a chance to win great
prizes.
Each reader who
completes the program
will also receive an
award.
Grand prizes for the
program will be either
a helicopter ride courtesy C.C. Helicopters
or a “Funky Reading
Corner.”
Teen readers do not
need to register.
Their club will be
conducted entirely via

the Twitter handle
@TNRDTeenRC.
For more information about registration,
phone Emily Olsen at
250-376-3526 or email
eolsen@tnrdlib.ca.

Pride planning
big party
The Gay and
Lesbian Association
of Kamloops (GALA)
is hosting a party and
everyone is invited.
On Saturday, July
13, beginning at noon,
the Pride Barbecue and
Dance will begin with

burgers and hot dogs at
Stuart Wood elementary — being cooked
up by the Lions Club
and volunteers from
Special Olympics.
Also on-hand will
be numerous local
non-profits and businesses with display
and vendor tables.
At 9 p.m., a 19-plus
dance will take place
at the Kamloops
Curling Club.
For more information, visit GALA’s website at gaykamloops.ca,
or email thepresident@
live.ca.

solely to seniors.
Registration is closed, but
fans of singing and musical
instruments are welcome to
watch the local competitors
take to the stage.
“Chartwell’s Senior Star
has grown to become the
largest celebration of senior
talent in Canada,” said Brent
Binions, president and CEO

of Chartwell Retirement
Residences.
“We are proud to support
the incredible talent of today’s
seniors and continue to be
amazed and entertained year
after year by the calibre of performers who participate.”
The contest is open to all
Canadian residents ages 65 and
up.

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artists combined with full
symphonic sound.

Senior stars taking to the stage at Renaissance
It’s not The Voice or
American Idol.
It’s wiser and more refined.
Senior Star Kamloops’ 2013
edition is slated to run tomorrow (June 26) at Renaissance
Retirement Residence in North
Kamloops.
Now in its seventh year,
Senior Star is an annual national talent competition open

Is your child from
the ages 7-10?
Looking to educate
them while still letting
them have some fun?
Does your child love
to dance, sing, or act?
Do they love the outdoors,
games, crafts and playing
with animals?

If the answer is YES, then this is
the day camp for your child this
summer! ‘Gotta ACT Theatre Co.,
along the side of Rainbows Roost,
we will be offering a day camp to
let children explore their unique
and special self through the
power of theatre. We will boost
their
confidence
levels, and help them
step out of their comfort zones in a
safe environment. The best part, they get to do all of this
on 53 beautiful hectares of land, with farm animals all around
them! There will even be a short presentation at the end of
the week for you, the parents, to see what your child
accomplished during the week!

Contact
Natasha Gulmans
gotta.act@gmail.com
for more info

Forest & Farm
Outdoor Preschool
Adventure

The Rainbow’s Roost
is pleased to offer a
unique outdoor
preschool experience
for the 2013/2014
school year

Are you looking for something unique for
your child to do for a week this summer?

The Rainbow’s Roost is pleased to
offer a unique outdoor preschool
experience for the 2013/2014 school
year. Situated on a 53 acre farm, the
Forest and Farm Outdoor Preschool
Adventure offers four year olds the
opportunity for active and engaging
hands-on learning.
Classes are lead by a certified
teacher with over 22 years
experience in the public, private, and
First Nations education systems.
While there are indoor areas for the
children to use in extreme Kamloops
weather, it should be noted that this
is an outdoor school, and all activities
will be held outdoors in rain, shine
and snow! **Due to the nature of the
classes, parents are required to
volunteer as parent helpers one day
per month.

Situated on a 53
acre farm, the
Forest and Farm
Outdoor Preschool
Adventure offers
four year olds the
opportunity for
active and engaging
hands-on learning.
• Nature walks with plant and
animal identification
• Farming experiences with animal
and garden discoveries
• Arts, crafts and music activities
using materials from nature
• Outdoor pursuits such as fishing,
snowshoeing, and shelter building
• Number and letter play and
exploration are all part your
child’s learning experience!

Classes are two hours in length, and are offered Tuesdays and
Thursdays for 9:30 am to 11:30 am, and Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 1pm to 3 pm. Class size is limited to 8 students

For registration details and inquiries, please contact
Sheila at 250-572-7576 or info@rainbowsroost.com

ARE YOU THE

Best
Backyard
BBQer?
It’s time to put your grill
where your mouth is!

The Rainbow’s Roost is excited to hold its ﬁrst annual

Best Backyard BBQ
Competition on July 27th
Enter as an individual, a team, or enter your company,
and prove you’re the best in town!
$

Not a BBQer, but love awesome food?
Join us at the Roost, sample the best
BBQ in Kamloops, and vote for your
favourite chef!
For registration details and inquiries,
please contact info@rainbowsroost.com

Youth Summer Camps
Are you looking for an exciting way for your child to spend a week
during the summer? How about a week long summer camp at
Shumway Lake learning how to canoe and kayak? KCKC offers
week long summer camps throughout the summer for youth ages
9-15 yrs. of age where the basics of both recreational paddling
and flat water sprint racing are taught in a safe, friendly and fun
environment.

Sign your child up for the BEST MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL FOR
KIDS. Get Fit! Get Focused! Have Fun! Our Classes fill up
fast, enroll now to ensure you have a spot.

At St. Ann’s Academy, Kindergarten is a very special place.
We believe each child is a unique creation of God and,
in partnership with our parents, we endeavor to create
an environment where our students:

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• Develop a love for God, self and others.
• Are encouraged and supported to achieve their
academic potential.
• Develop respectful relationships that promote
social, emotional and spiritual growth.

Join us for a fun-ﬁlled
week of classes
geared towards
the beginner to
advanced dancer.
Classes run from
Monday to Friday with
Friday being an informal
class presentation.
Classes include Tap, Jazz, Musical Theatre,
Lyrical Jazz, Ballet & Preschool.

REGISTRATION
DATE

Registration may be
done in person on
Saturday, July 13th
from 12 noon to 3 pm
at the studio.
or email
info@thedancegallery.org
We reserve the right to change the
schedule dependent on registration.

THE DANCE GALLERY
#3 ~ 1335 Dalhousie Drive

Phone: 828-1360 • info@thedancegallery.ca

To learn more, visit our website or call the school for a tour.
205 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC 250-372-5452
www.st-anns.ca

taking
Nissan is on the road to
subcompact success with
the 2014 Versa Note
STORY/B8

B uckle up with B rittany

Last week I got to test drive the new 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE.
What a luxury Jeep! It had alot of cool features that caught my eye. The dashboard display was large, the
back-up camera made reversing painless and the bluetooth was easy to set-up! The double sunroof let in
lots of light and there is a huge amount of storage space. I loved the option of heated or cooled seats in the
front & back rows. The door unlocked the moment I came near with the key in my hand!
Very smooth and fun to drive!

would allow.
Nissan says the Xtronic
CVT in the Versa Note still
connects the two pulleys with a
metallic belt by changing their
diameter under hydraulic pressure.
However, this is aided by
an integrated auxiliary gearbox
using planetary gearing.
The result is a transmission
ratio of 7.3:1 that is broader
than those of conventional
CVTs and atypical of sevenspeed automatic transmissions
as well.
On the wonderful highways
and byways around San Diego,
where the press launch was
staged, the CVT was surprisingly sharp on city streets.
Joining the freeway, it was
adequate but really not bad
when you consider torque is
just 107 pound-feet.
Much credit is due to a
weight reduction of 107 kilograms over the outgoing Versa
Hatch.
A lot of work went into
noise reduction like acoustic
glass, underbody shielding of
the gas tank and double rubber
baffles on the doors.
It is far better when the first
Versa I drove in 2006 which

remains the noisiest car I have
ever encountered.
But, with the rear seats
folded flat, you have basically
a 606-litre cavern behind you
that does amplify road noise on
more granular pavement abetted by the harder low rolling
resistance tires on the CVT version I drove.
Suspension is MacPherson
struts with a stabilizer bar at the
front and twist beam with stabilizer bar at the rear.
Braking is by power-assisted
front disc/rear drum brakes
with standard anti-lock braking
system (ABS) with electronic
brake force distribution (EBD)
and brake assist.
The Versa Note rides on
standard 15-inch steel wheels
with full wheel covers and
185/65HR15 all-season tires,
while 16-inch aluminum-alloy
wheels with 195/55HR16 allseason tires are optional.
Low-rolling resistance tires
are standard on CVT-equipped
models.
It will be offered in three
model trims levels — 1.6 S
manual/CVT, 1.6 SV manual/
CVT and 1.6 SL manual/CVT.
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FFORDABILITY
AND TONS OF
SPACE ARE THE
TWO MUSTHAVES FOR SUBCOMPACT
BUYERS — AND NISSAN
BELIEVES IT HAS HIT
THAT DOUBLE SWEET
SPOT WITH THE 2014
VERSA NOTE.
The Versa Note, at 606
litres (21.4 cu ft), has the largest cargo area in the segment,
while Nissan also claims it
has the best fuel economy at
5.5L/100 km combined.
In terms of price, the Versa
Note starts at $13,348. The
most you can spend is $19,018
and that includes an industryfirst 360-degree parking system
with four external cameras.
There is one engine — a
1.6-litre twincam inline fourcylinder with dual fuel injection
and Twin CVTC (continuously
variable timing control) producing 109 horses and 107 poundfeet of torque.
All versions are equipped
with a standard five-speed
manual or optional ($1,300)
next-generation Nissan Xtronic
CVT transmission.
As for fuel consumption, the Versa Note gets
6.1/4.8/5.5L/100 km city/highway/combined with the CVT.
Nissan was an early adopter
of CVTs and remains the biggest proponent in the auto
industry.
In the early days, CVTs
were loud and sluggish in reaction time especially under full
throttle situations where the
engine would peg at the redline
as the engine tried to catch
up as much the CVT pulleys

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AUTO MARKET

Plenty of cargo
space in Versa Note
X From B8

bulky items.
But the floor-board cover can
be lifted to reveal a hidden storage area for valuables or it can be
lowered to make a deeper cargo
well for tall items.
The long list of features starts
with the standard cloth seating,
four-way adjustable front bucket
seats (S) with six-way seats
available (SV, SL), fine-vision
instrumentation, AM/FM/CD/
Aux-in audio system with four
speakers, 12-volt power outlet,
front door pockets with bottle
holders, dual front and rear cupholders and many more amenities.
In Canada, heated outside mirrors are standard.
Heated front seats with
upgraded seat cloth and stitching are also available, along with
leather-wrapped steering wheel,
chrome/silver accents, USB input
with iPod control and steering wheel-mounted audio and
Bluetooth controls.
Charcoal and Wheat Stone are
the two interior colours.

The Note slots in above
the Versa Sedan that starts at
$11,898.
Where the Versa has always
excelled is in passenger and
cargo volume, helped in large
part by being based on Nissan’s
global “V” platform with a
102.4-inch wheelbase.
By scooping out the cabin,
the Versa Note boasts 3,370.6
litres (115.5 cubic feet) of cabin
volume, with the aforementioned
606 litres (21.4 cubic feet) of
cargo room.
That compares to the 479
litres (16.9 cu ft) in the Versa
hatchback I drove back in 2006
when it first came out, which was
considered gigantic at the time
for a sub-compact.
It’s also more than 100 litres
larger than the Sentra compact
sedan.
Cargo volume can be
increased with Nissan’s optional
Divide-N-Hide adjustable floor.
With the 60/40 rear seat folded, it creates a flat floor for long/

The interior of the 2014 Nissan Versa Note is straightforward, with all controls within easy reach of the driver.

Offered for the first time in
its segment is the around-view
monitor system.
Using four small super-wideangle cameras mounted on
the front, sides and rear of the
vehicle the system projects a virtual 360-degree view of objects
around the vehicle, helping the
driver maneuver the car into tight
spots.
The around-view monitor is part of the SL Tech
Package, which also features
NissanConnect with with

NavTraffic.
For the latter, a SiriusXM subscription is required and is sold
separately.
The system includes a 5.8inch (14.73 cm) colour touchscreen display, hands-free text
messaging assistant, streaming
audio via Bluetooth, real time
local fuel prices, weather forecasts, flight information, POIs
powered by Google and Google
Send-to-Car.
Standard safety and security systems include the Nissan

advanced airbag system, front
seat-mounted side-impact supplemental air bags for chest protection, roof-mounted curtain sideimpact supplemental air bags,
Vehicle Dynamic Control and
Traction Control System.
The Versa is the top-selling
entry-level car in the U.S., but in
Canada, it’s another story.
Nissan knows it has stiff competition, but with the Note joining the Sedan, it feels Versa is
on the right road to subcompact
success.

without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Retailers are free to set individual prices. Offers valid between June 1st, 2013 and July 2nd, 2013. 1The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., and any use of such marks by Nissan is under licence.

THIS IS MY IDEA OF VERSATILITY AND AFFORDABILITY.
THIS IS MY FREEDOM MACHINE.

certain fees where applicable, manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable included. License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes, air-conditioning tax ($100), are extra. Finance and lease offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change

THIS IS MY ROGUE.

mance features with
sport brakes and sport
suspension tuning.
purchaser’s discounts will be deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes and cannot be combined with special lease or finance rates. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Conditions apply. X $25,728/$32,513 Selling Price for a new 2013 Rogue S FWD (W6RG13 AA00), CVT transmission/

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Infiniti’s Intelligent

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while driving.
The 2014 Infiniti

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Infiniti Canada
has announced a
Manufacturer’s
Suggested Retail Price
(MSRP) of $37,500 for
the all-new 2014 Infiniti
Q50 sport sedan, which
goes on sale this summer at Infiniti retailers
in Canada.
The pricing is
$6,450 lower than
the 2013 Infiniti
G37 Sedan starting
MSRP The popularly equipped Q50
Premium model with
an optional, advanced
navigation system is
introductory priced at
$44,800.
The 2014 Infiniti
Q50 is designed to
stretch the boundaries
of what a sports sedan
can be — with such
advanced features as
the world’s first directadaptive steering technology and active lane
control.
The Q50 is offered
with a choice of a 3.7litre V6 or 3.5-litre
Infiniti direct-response
hybrid system in rearwheel drive or allwheel drive.
Infiniti Canada has
also expanded the Q50
microsite, so customers can not only learn
more about the vehicle, they can now build
and price a Q50.
Taking many of
its seductive styling
cues from the Infiniti
Essence concept, the
Q50’s tight, athletic
appearance blends low,
wide proportions with
excellent interior roominess to a class marked
by unexciting design.
Inside, the Q50
interior offers a drivercentric cockpit with an
array of premium comfort and convenience
features.
The new Infiniti
InTouch communications system includes
large dual touch-screen
displays and puts communication with the
outside world within
easy reach, with integration of hands-free
phone, moving map
navigation, entertainment and smartphone
apps in a way that is

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EYE ON COMMUNITY

Welcome to KTW’s Eye On Community page, where we showcase through the camera lens,
positive events in Kamloops. If you have a photo of a charity donation, a grand-opening picture or other
uplifting images, email them to editor@kamloopsthisweek.com, with “eye on community” in the subject line.

POWER TO THE PEOPLE: The Thompson Valley Branch of the Power Pioneers (BC Hydro) present Brittany McKay, a Grade 12
student from South Kamloops secondary, with a $1,000 Community Service Award. Presenting are selection-committee
members Eleanor Thomas, Lorraine Corrigan and Fran Miller.
SWEET GRAND OPENING: Kamloops Coun. Marg Spina helped cut the ribbon during the
recent grand opening of Sweet City Boutique in North Kamloops. Spina is a client of Sweet
City, a ladies’ brand-name consignment store at 417 Tranquille Rd. where she matches and
donates proceeds to her charity, the Kamloops Sexual Assault Center. Spina’s Sweet City
helpers are owner Tanya Spahmann’s daughters, Heidi, 7, and Aubrey, 3.

SHE DRAWS THE LINE: Rona employees Trudy Fehr and Darlene Basky present winner
Joanne Bonderud with her clothesline as part of the Solar Laundry Project, an
energy-saving campaign organized by the Kamloops Chapter of the B.C. Sustainable Energy
Association. The project is awarding clotheslines until Canada Day. More information can
be found online at www.bcsea.org/kamloops.

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as well as for First Nations, Métis and Inuit children, giving them all an equal chance to
grow and ﬂourish throughout life.

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BOPPRE, JAY
October 31, 1953 – June 14, 2013
Jay Boppre, aka J-Bird, a Shuswap Lake local legend, ﬂew the coop early on Friday June
14, 2013. Jay will be remembered always for his wild laughter, crispy deep tan, his 70’s
style summer shorts and his immaculately clean pick up truck.

DEREK
GALBRAITH
September 23, 1988
– June 24, 2008

He was predeceased by his beloved Mother and Father, Leonard (Tyke) and Lucille
Boppre and his 2nd Mom Joy Neilly.
Jay was born in Calgary but raised in the Shuswap Lake area where he remained and built
a life surrounded by family, friends, community and sunshine.
Along with his love, Michelle Neilly, Jay raised his two active children, Kyle and Danielle,
to love and respect Shuswap Lake and the mountains surrounding it as much as he did.
Jay often took them snowmobiling up Crowfoot Mountain and summertime was spent navigating the Shuswap waters in
“Dad’s” boat.
Jay worked many years managing the Shuswap Provincial Campground in Scotch Creek and took great pride in making the
large lawns greener than green, while working on his fabulous tan. He was an avid scuba diver and eventually turned this
passion into his local “Swimmin’ the Shuswap” business, which he also took great pride in. Jay accumulated many work
rags in his years at Captain’s Village Marina.
“The Bird” dedicated much of his free time to his community earning himself the award of Citizen of the Year for the North
Shuswap Community Association! Jay was one of the founding members of the Crowfoot Mountain Snowmobile Club and
was also Chief of the Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Volunteer Fire Department for many years.
Jay was a playful and energetic man with a mischievous sense of humour. He loved a good joke and when he laughed,
people couldn’t help but laugh with him. He had a quiet gentle side that was appreciated by his 4-legged critters. He was
often accompanied by a furry companion or had one waiting for him to return home to ﬁre up the BBQ!
Jay’s love of family and friends was profound. He loved life. He loved a good party and a great BBQ.
Jay Bird, Cranky Pants, JAY! The Bird Man, Father Time, ‘ol Man Winter, and Papa Jay were a few of his endeared
nicknames.
He will be forever missed by his Shuswap Lake friends. He will be deeply missed by Kyle (son), his 3 “Little Ladies”,
Danielle (Dan), Jaelynn (grand daughter), Taylor (daughter), and, Rya (grandson), Mark (brother), his true love Michelle,
Debbie (Taylor’s Mom), his many in-laws: Lynda (Greg), Mark (Carin), Keenan (Mo), Ed, and his closest nieces and nephews,
Alysha, Tarah, Karla, Eric, Jennifer, and Mason. Jay’s best furry friend Thor will never howl the same without him.
We would like to extend a huge thank you to, Dora MacQuarrie, Mark and Angie Lagore, the staff at Overlander,
Ponderosa, and Polsen extended care facilities and the hospice staff for their kind support and hard work taking care of
Jay. Jay was gently assisted in his last days by the professional and compassionate staff at Marjorie Willoughby Hospice
in Kamloops, BC.

We miss you
Derek!
We’re changed
now.
Not because
he left us…..
But because he
touched us.
Forever in our
hearts.

In loving memory of Jay Boppre a sun loving shrub will be planted in the gardens at Marjorie Willoughby Hospice.
A Celebration of Jay’s life will be held on July 6th 2013 at 2pm at the North Shuswap Community Hall.
All friends and family are welcome to a reception at the hall after the service.

Love Mom, Dad, Brent
and all your family
and friends!

In lieu of ﬂowers, donations can be made to the Crowfoot Mountain Snowmobile Club for future club projects.
Contact Julie or Martin at crowfootsledding@gmail.com

Hugs and Kisses

TITCOMB
Margaret ‘Peggy’ Titcomb (nee Tomkins) died peacefully on
Friday, June 21, 2013 at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops
following a brief illness. She was 91.
Peggy was born in Rugby,
Warwickshire, England in June of 1922.
She married the love of her life, Geoff
Titcomb in 1945 and they were together
for nearly 60 years until his death in
2005. Through Geoff’s work as an
educator they lived all over the United
Kingdom. After retirement Peggy and
Geoff immigrated to Canada in 1988
to be near their daughter Jill and her
family in Winnipeg. Ten years later
they relocated to Kamloops. Peggy and Geoff were active
members at Kamloops United Church and in particular the
choirs. Peggy also made friends as a member of the White
Cane Club as a Mall Walker at Aberdeen Mall and during her
two very happy years living at the Ridgepointe.
Peggy volunteered with various charities and churches in
England and continued as a volunteer in Canada, most recently
at the Kamloops Seniors Village. She enjoyed knitting, reading,
letter writing, sewing and loved listening to books on tape.
Extremely proud of her three children, Jill (Gillian), Patricia
and Paul, Peggy was also a beloved grandmother and greatgrandmother. She will be greatly missed.
A memorial service was held on Saturday, June 22 at 2:00 pm at
Kamloops United Church.
The family wishes to thank the amazing staff at Royal Inland
Hospital, particularly those on ward 5 North, for taking such
good care of Peggy in her Ànal days.
In lieu of Áowers, it is requested that donations be made
in Peggy’s name to the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation
(www.rihfoundation.ca)
Schoenings Funeral Service
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One Final Gift
Scatter me not to
restless winds,
Nor toss my ashes
to the sea.
Remember now
those years gone by
When loving gifts
I gave to thee.
Remember now the
happy times
The family ties
we shared.
Don’t leave my resting
place unmarked
As though you
never cared.
Deny me not
one final gift
For all who
come to see
A single lasting
proof that says
I loved... and you
loved me.
Author Unknown

GRANT LARSON
Her Journey’s Just Begun

Grant passed peacefully June 17, 2013 from cancer in his 72nd year. He will
be greatly missed by his loving wife Sharon of 51 years, daughters Dawn
(Bob) and Vicky (Len), grandchildren Rob (Tomomi), Mike (Stephanie),
Payton, Reece and great grandchildren Emily and Greyor. He is survived by
sisters Janice (Dick), Grace (Pete) and Bernice (Jim).
He and Sharon were married June 30, 1962 and moved to Kamloops in 1969
where they raised their daughters. Grant worked for BC Tel for 35 years as
mechanic, mobile radio and electronics technician.
He loved riding his dirt bike in the mountains, camping and enjoying
the outdoors or touring on his GoldWing. As a hobby he ﬁxed cars and
motorcycles.
After retiring, Grant & Sharon hauled their trailer and dirt bike to Mexico
and Arizona in the winter. They toured all Provinces and States on their
GoldWing. He volunteered at the BC Wildlife Park.
Thanks to the staff at Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice, Dr. Koochin
and Nurse Glen Cannon at RIH.
An informal Celebration of Life will be held outside the
Larson home July 13, 2013 1:00-4:00 pm.
In lieu of ﬂowers, donations may be made to the
Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice

Don’t think of her as gone away,
Her journey’s just begun.
Life holds so many facets,
This earth is only one.
Just think of her as resting,
From the sorrows and the tears,
In a place of warmth and comfort,
Where there are no days and years.
Think how she must be wishing,
That we could know today,
How nothing but our sadness,
Can really pass away.
And think of her as living,
In the hearts of those she touched,
For nothing loved is ever lost;
And she was loved so much.
E. Brenneman

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Think about adding trellises or mosquito
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or an up-and-over opening to ensure your
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property, as each pad comes with sod and a
mature tree.
And, with large lots, there’s ample
room for optional garages, sheds and carports, with a paved driveway included with
purchase.
All homes also include all underground
services, and the development is equipped
for Telus high-speed Internet, Shaw cable,
Fortis natural gas and KIB sewer and water
(not septic).
The first phase of the development
features 28 homes.
Of those, Stewart said, 10 are already
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Residents of Mountain View Estates
will not pay strata, but will only be
subject to a $325 pad fee each month.
Stewart said the development’s
location is the big thing customers are after.
“It’s off the highway, but there’s close
access,” he said.
“It’s five minutes to the hospital,
five minutes to the North Shore, five
minutes to downtown, and five minutes to
Sahali.
“It’s just a good central location.”
In addition to interior choices, Stewart
said homeowners will also have the option
of adding an additional landscaping package
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The 74-home development, just off
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they move in, they’ll be living in the house
they picked, top to bottom.
“There are unlimited floorplans to choose
from,” said Greg Stewart, who is working
with partner Robin McLachlan in developing the project.
“And, there are unlimited options for
flooring and colours.”
Lots range in size from 550 square
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NEW HOMES

Average house price in B.C. pegged at $534K
The British Columbia
Real Estate Association
(BCREA) reports that a
total of 7,664 residential
sales were recorded by the
Multiple Listing Service
(MLS) in B.C. in May,
down 0.7 per cent from
May of 2012.
However, total sales
dollar volume was two per
cent higher, at $4.1 billion.
The average MLS residential price in the province was $534,013, up 2.7
per cent from a year ago.
“B.C. home sales continued to trend higher in
May,” said Cameron Muir,
the BCREA’s chief economist.
“In contrast to slowing
demand and moderating
prices in 2012, the B.C.
housing market is turning
around.”
Rising consumer
demand combined with
inventory levels that
remain in check has
moved the province’s largest markets into balanced
territory.

HOUSING STARTS RISING IN KAMLOOPS
Kamloops-area housing starts were up compared to levels recorded in May 2012. Higher levels of multiplefamily starts accounted for the increase, with 143 recorded compared to 43 started in May 2012. Through
the first five months of the year, Kamloops has recorded a total of 167 housing starts, compared to 65
housing starts through the same time period last year. Vernon-area new home construction has maintained
a steady pace in 2013. Both May and year-to-date starts were similar to levels reported in 2012.

“Home prices have
edged higher over the past
three months in B.C.’s
large Lower Mainland
market,” added Muir.
The MLS Home Price
Composite Index for the
Lower Mainland was

up 0.2 per cent over the
past month and 1.4 per
cent over the past three
months.
Year-to-date, B.C.
residential-sales dollar
volume was down 12.2 per
cent to $14.9 billion, com-

pared to the same period
last year.
Residential unit sales
were down 10.7 per cent
to 28,140 units, while the
average MLS residential
price was down 1.7 per
cent at $530,936.

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• Walking distance to MacArthur Island Park
• Walking distance to the North Shore Malls
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• Direct buses to TRU every 30 minutes
• An elevator ride to the North Shore Library
• Gorgeous views
• Secured underground parking
• Secured lock-up for bicycles
• Biking trails right outside Library Square
• Mail delivered directly to Library Square,
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• Beautiful lobby to relax and visit neighbors
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NEW HOMES

Planning a home purchase? Know the ﬁve C’s

P

URCHASING A
home is a
major deci-

sion.

It represents the
single-largest purchase a
family will ever make.
So, when it comes
to qualifying for home
financing, what should
you know?
Here are the five C’s
important to the bank:
• Capital: How much
do you have to put down
for the purchase of your
new home?
The larger the down
payment, the less risk
you present to the lender.
Five per cent is the
minimum down payment
required to purchase a
home in Canada.
• Capacity: Will your
income be sufficient?

Lenders allow about
40 per cent of your
income for housing costs
and debt.
This includes property
taxes, strata, mortgage,
car payments, credit-card

payments and other debt
payments.
Your income is a key
part of how much a bank
will lend to you, so be
prepared to prove it with
a job letter, a pay stub

and even NOAs.
• Credit: Are you a
good credit risk?
Credit is the evaluation of your habits when
it comes to borrowing.
If you have never

taken out a loan or used
a credit card, you may
be surprised to find out
you have no credit rating
at all!
A bank likes to see a
good history of borrowing and repaying your
debts, with no missed or
late payments — even
phone bills can count!
• Collateral: Will the
real-estate purchase offer
suitable collateral to the
lender?
Lenders will do their
homework to ensure
your purchase is in good
condition, with good
resale value.
Where lenders disagree
with your purchase price
or have concerns about
condition, an appraisal
may be required.
• Character: What kind
of impression will you
give?

Character is your reputation and reliability.
The bank may not
have had prior dealings
with you, so they will be
looking for signs of your
character ,including:
■ Assets/ debt/ net
worth — How have you
spent your earnings?
What do you have to
show for it?
■ Educational background and work experience — People with a
transient job or address
history are seen as less
reliable than someone
who has been in a home
or job for 20 years.
For more information
on this or any mortgage
related concern, contact Steve Bucher with
Mortgage Intelligence by
phone at 250-682-6077
or by email at steve.
bucher@migroup.ca